The Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) informs of 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the total as of April 22, 2020 to 72 cases, including 65 active, 5 deaths and 2 healing.

The new death is a 32 year old man who had a fever, a dry cough and big respiratory problems, the MSPP specifies that this person drank and smoked a lot which complicated the case.

Currently there are 690 suspected cases in Haiti, of the 72 confirmed cases 62.5.3% are men and 37.5% of women, 47 are imported cases and 25 are community cases.

84 people are in quarantine at the hospital and 292 at home.

Cases confirmed by department :

West : 47

Artibonite : 5

North East : 11

Southeast : 5

Nippes : 2

Center : 1

North West : 1

Confirmed case by commune :

Delmas : 16

Pétion-ville : 13

Fort Liberté : 8

Croix-des-Bouquets : 7

Tabarre : 7

Port-au-Prince : 4

Saint Michel : 4

Côte de Fer : 2

Jacmel : 2

Trou du Nord : 2

Verrettes 1

Ouanaminthe 1

Fond des Nègres : 1

La Vallée de Jacmel : 1

Miragoâne : 1

Mirebalais : 1

Port de Paix : 1

Breakdown of confirmed cases by age :

0-19 years : 6

20-44 : 38

45-64: 20

65 and over : 8

HL/ HaitiLibre